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The parish clerk has given notice he will be leaving. A copy of the job advert and job description are avaialble on the web site - go to parish council/council documents/ clerk recruitment 2018 folder to download

The referendum was held on Thursday 9th February. 299 votes were cast with 263 in favour and 36 against. The turnout was 32.6%, The Plan should now be formally "made" at the next North Dorset District Council meeting later this month.

The referendum on whether to accept or reject the Neighbourhood Plan is to be held on Thursday 9th February 2017. As for all elctions, voting will be in the Portman Hall, and the arrangements are being made and undertaken by North Dorset District Council.

See below for the full story. To see a copy of the Plan go to the Parish Council Documents section of the web site

After nearly three years of work the Neighbourhood Plan has been submitted to NDDC. To see the Plan and all the supporting evidence go to this section of the web site - parishcouncil/councildocuments/neighbourhood plan - submission documents.

NDDC will arrange for the Plan to be Examined by a Planning Inspector; after that there will be a local referendum on whether or not to adopt the Plan. This will take place over the coming months.

The latest draft of the Neighbourhood Plan is available to read and for you to give feedback if you so wish. From the home page go to Parish Council/Council Documents/Neighbourhood Plan to view the Plan.

You can comment by downloading the form as above or by way of an on-line survey - go to the Useful Links section and find and click on the Survey Monkey link

These are being held at the Portman Hall on Thursday 11th June , 6pm to 9 pm and at the Church Centre on Saturday 13th June from 10 am to 3 pm. The draft Plan is available to view on the web site - go to parish council/documents/neighbourhood plan

Nominations have now closed and there are two candidiates - Sue Rawlinson and Sylvia Stokes. Sue won the Cup in 2008, but is eligible to be nominated this year as it is more than 5 years since she won.

Voting will be at the Annual Parish Meeting on 18th May. Anyone unable to attend can send a vote by e mail or by post to the parish clerk

The Dorset Waste Partnership is seeking views on residents on proposed options for changes to the household waste recycling centres to save money. Residents views are being sought - comments need to be made by 13th February 2015. See below for full details.

Plans are being discussed for the development of 40+ houses on this site, which is actually in Okeford Fitzpaine parish. The planning consultants involved are likely to come to the next parish council meeting on Thursday 8th January to present the plans and answer quesstions. All parish council meetings are open to the public - you may wish to attend. The meeting stars at 7.30 pm in the Church Centre